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Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program 2026

Agricultural Marketing Service · USDA-AMS-TM-SCMP-G-26-0020 · Deadline: December 4, 2026 · Advertised ceiling: $1M

Program-level history — this opportunity doesn't publish per-opportunity awards, so these numbers describe its parent program (CFDA 10.170, Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill), not this competition alone. Labeled that way on purpose.

Ask-amount guidance

Applicants here typically receive far less than the advertised ceiling: the program median is $544k against a $1M ceiling (54%). Budgets far above the median need a story; budgets far below leave money on the table.

Draw-down reality (program)

Across 110 completed awards in this program (FY2021+ sample, USAspending outlay records), grantees ultimately drew a median 89% of obligated funds. A median well under 100% means underspend or early closure is common here — worth knowing before promising a spend-down timeline.

Listing summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program (SCMP). The SCMP supports collaborative multi-state partnerships to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through competitively funded projects. A multi-state partnership is a project that implements activities with measurable outcomes that benefit two or more U.S. States and/or Territories along with non-profit entities. The focus is to address regional or national level specialty crop issues, including, but not …

Eligibility: State governments, Public and State institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits with 501(c)(3), other than higher education · Categories: Agriculture · official listing ↗

Sources: NIH RePORTER (opportunity-exact) and USAspending (program-level), labeled per section. GrantsDue computes summaries only; verify anything critical against the originals. Methodology.